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Pervez Musharraf has finally hung up his civilian boots too. He has resigned as the President of Pakistan to avoid impeachment proceedings which were to be brought against him by the ruling coalition.
For a man who has been a fighter all his life...
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(In a lighter vein)
By Vincent Van Ross
If it rains, there could be a flood. If it doesn’t, there could be a drought. What a choice!
If it doesn’t rain there would be no crops. If it rains soon after the harvest, again there would be no crops...
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By Vincent Van Ross
Are Indians and Africans brothers, after all? Anthropologists may agree or disagree. We may come from two different stocks. But, if we are to go by indicators in the animal kingdom, we may indeed be bothers!
We have lions in the...
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By Vincent Van Ross
I grew up thinking that you either have a conscience or you don’t. Then, I discovered that you could also have a clear conscience or a guilty conscience!
If you have a clear conscience, you need not bother about anything. So...
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(In a lighter vein)
By Vincent Van Ross
I must have been about 15 years old when I took my first train ride. I traveled from Delhi to Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram). I was traveling by Jayanti Janata Express. It was a three-day train journey....
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By Vincent Van Ross
For those who believe that it is time to hang up the boots and retire at 60, there is news. Life begins at 80!
In India, life before 60 is divided into three parts of 20 years each. Now, children get admitted to a school the...
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By Vincent Van Ross
Pakistan is again raising the Kashmir Bogey. It is threatening to raise the issue in the United Nations. There have been over 20 ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pak border during the last month or so. Pakistan is incorrigible....
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When the Indian tri-colour (Indian National Flag) unfurls at the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15 (Indian Independence Day) to the accompaniment of jana, gana, mana (Indian National Anthem) and music from the military band, thousands of tiny, colourful...
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By Vincent Van Ross
I have always worshipped God. I have always turned to him in times of trouble. I have always prayed to him. I have always thanked him for all his goodness. That is because I have always thought of God as being almighty. That is...
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(In a lighter vein)
By Vincent Van Ross
I have never thought of cricket as a game of any consequence. Because, the only point it has ever made is a ‘silly point!’
In cricket, the baller does not ball. It is the bowler who bowls! But, if the...
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